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Flexicore of Texas was founded in 1953 by Al Jenkins (a chemist), Warren Kingsbury (a civil engineer), and Bob Schweitzer (a mechanical engineer), all of whom had worked for DuPont Chemical in East Chicago, Indiana. The three men identified a growing Houston as a good market for precast concrete, and set up the company in March of 1953. The original plant was located southeast of Houston, on 20 acres in Deer Park, across from the Shell refinery.
During Flexicore's early years the three partners worked side-by-side with a steadily growing number of loyal employees throughout all stages of production and assembly. Intitially the company focused production efforts solely on the manufacture and construction of Flexicore-based projects. The use of Flexicore - a hollow-core, precast and prestressed concrete slab - revolutionized the erection of industrial and commercial buildings. From the beginning, Flexicore products and engineering were utilized in many of the city's ever- expanding shopping centers, commercial and retail buildings as well as hotels and restaurants throughout Houston and Galveston. Other product lines were incorporated into the company's broadening portfolio of services including fireproofing, stadium treads and risers, pilings, bridge beams and wall panels. In the mid-sixties Flexicore of Texas produced the precast concrete treads and risers used in the construction of the Houston Astrodome, long an engineering hallmark. As the company evolved and as construction markets shifted in Houston, Flexicore of Texas diversified, becoming gradually less involved in shopping centers and retail projects as it expanded its fireproofing and stadium interests. It also turned its focus towards petrochemical and industrial projects including bridges and other specialized ventures for which it was uniquely suited. In 1977, Flexicore continued its growth by moving the company into a larger facility located on McHard Road in Almeda, where it proudly continues operations today. |
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 Warren Kingsbury, Bob Schweitzer and Al Jenkins The founders worked side by side for years producing products along side their workers and sometimes having to take other part time work to make ends meet. They lived modest lives on limited budgets in order to follow the dream that is Flexicore of Texas as we know it today... one of the oldest precast concrete manufacturers in Texas. |
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